2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of legendary New Zealander Barry Crump s first and most-loved novel, A GOOD KEEN MAN. Born in Auckland in 1935, Crump worked for many years as a government deer-culler in areas of New Zealand native forest and A GOOD KEEN MAN was the result of his collected experiences. This novel became one of the most popular in New Zealand history and Crump s success continued with the more fictional Hang on a Minute Mate (1961), One of Us (1962), There and Back (1963), Gulf (1964), A ...
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2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of legendary New Zealander Barry Crump s first and most-loved novel, A GOOD KEEN MAN. Born in Auckland in 1935, Crump worked for many years as a government deer-culler in areas of New Zealand native forest and A GOOD KEEN MAN was the result of his collected experiences. This novel became one of the most popular in New Zealand history and Crump s success continued with the more fictional Hang on a Minute Mate (1961), One of Us (1962), There and Back (1963), Gulf (1964), A Good Keen Girl (1970), Bastards I Have Met (1971) and others, which capitalised on the appeal of his good-natured itinerant self-sufficient characters and idiomatic 'blokey' writing style.
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